Industrial Blog - Retail Paint

Physical factors can interfere with our ability to see and describe colors the same way others do. That subjectivity gets in the way […]

Posted On January 27, 2019January 28, 2019 in Color Science, Paint and coatings, Plastics, Retail Paint, Textile

How Humans See Color—And Why Color Perception Causes So Many Disagreements

You might’ve heard that color is highly subjective. Working in the color management industry, our team is quite familiar with this […]

Posted On September 27, 2018September 27, 2018 in Retail Paint

“[Podcast] Talking Blogging, Business and ColorReader with Cecilia Cannon of “Home with Keki”

Cecilia Cannon is a popular interior designer, home staging expert and design “blogger extraordinaire” (that last title was bestowed […]

Posted On August 22, 2018November 8, 2018 in Retail Paint

Match Pigment 4 Feature Spotlight: Product Line Maintenance for Retail Paint

If you work in the retail paint industry, achieving the right color is crucial—not just for you, but for your customers, too. That’s […]

Posted On August 17, 2018November 8, 2018 in Paint and coatings, Plastics, Retail Paint

Match Pigment 4: How to Save Time with the Gamut Mapping Feature

Have you ever tried to formulate a color and received a message that says “No Formulas Found”? One reason is that you’re unable to generate a formula using the colorants you selected.[…]

Posted On August 3, 2018August 3, 2018 in Retail Paint

Matching the Colors of New York City Streets with ColorReader

New York City is full of color inspiration. So, when the Datacolor team heard about The Color Walk at the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian […]

Posted On April 25, 2018May 8, 2018 in Paint and coatings, Retail Paint

[Guest Post] Painters: Three Simple Ways to Reduce Risk During the Sales Process

When you sell painting services, clients have a lot to be concerned about. Frankly, they’ve probably had a bad service experience in the past from a “man in a van company” that promised them the moon but failed to deliver.[…]

Posted On January 30, 2018November 1, 2018 in Color Science, Paint and coatings, Plastics, Retail Paint, Textile